squarehead

== English == === Etymology === From square +‎ head. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskwɛəhɛd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskwɛɚhɛd/ === Noun === squarehead (plural squareheads) (slang) An honest person; a non-criminal. (slang) A foreigner of Germanic origin, especially a German, Dutch, or Scandinavian person. (slang) A socially conventional or boring person. ==== Usage notes ==== 'Squarehead' is a literal translation of the term tête carrée used by French-Canadians to describe loyalist English-Canadians, especially those who do not or prefer not to speak French. === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “squarehead”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === headsquare